News You Can Use
(From the May 2024 issue of MedStat)
Livingston Orthopedic & Surgery Center
The newly constructed Livingston Orthopedic & Surgery Center will begin operation during the spring and summer of 2024. Located at 405 Butterfly Gardens Drive in Columbus, adjacent to the Livingston Ambulatory Center, this innovative pediatric facility will offer outpatient surgical services, comprehensive orthopedic and sports medicine care, and additional outpatient clinical services. By relocating the hospital’s surgery center from the main hospital to this six-story, state-of-the-art facility, we’re bringing together all aspects of care and collaboration to provide advanced, patient-focused services.
Highlights Include:
- Six operating rooms and four dental operating rooms
- All Orthopedic programs and centers
- All Sports Medicine clinics
- Sports and Orthopedic Physical Therapy
- 11,000-square-foot Rehabilitation Gym
- Cerebral Palsy
- Radiography, Ultrasound and MRI
- Rheumatology
- Speech Pathology
Click here for more information on the Livingston Orthopedic & Surgery Center
Texting Services
Nationwide Children’s now provides texting services through a new vendor. Texts from Nationwide Children’s will show up as from 52679. Enrolled patients received an automatic welcome message when this change took place and can call (614) 355-3750 or email with questions or for additional information.
Graduate Medical Education Recognition Celebrations
Mark your calendar and plan to attend upcoming events to celebrate the class of 2024 pediatric residents, psychology trainees and fellows who are completing their training. Both events will be in Stecker Auditorium from 8 to 9 a.m., and breakfast will be available.
Thursday, June 6 – Pediatric Medical Fellowship
Thursday, June 13 – Pediatric Residents, Psychology Interns and Fellows
New Online Credentialing/Privileging System
On April 16, the Medical Staff Services team started using a new online provider credentialing and privileging platform called CredentialStream. CredentialStream will allow the office to verify and process credentials online. This will reduce reliance on paper and streamline the credentialing and re-credentialing processes.
What is Changing? Emails regarding credentialing and privileging used to come from a Medical Staff Services team member. After April 16, emails will come from MedStaff@NationwideChildrens.org. Please be on the lookout for these emails. They are not spam.
When it is time to update your credentials, follow the instructions in these emails. If you have questions about the new process, email Yvonne Jackson or the Medical Staff Services team. If you need technical help, contact the IS Service Desk.
Maintenance of Certification
Do you have a Maintenance of Certification (MOC) cycle ending this year? Be sure you claim your Part 4 credit in time. For new MOC4 Quality Improvement projects, submit application materials no later than October 18, 2024. For credit for existing projects, submit an attestation form no later than December 1, 2024. For more information, visit the MOC page on ANCHOR or send an email.